Ventilating skylight



Aug. 15, c YOUNG VENTILATI'NG SKYLIGHT Filed March 26, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 7 (7772525421 aun ,35172 M ATTORNEY Aug. 15, c YOUNG;n

VENTILATING SKYLIGHT Filed March 26, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR C'fzi zstzan you;

ATTORN EY RfiZZAlO Aug. 115, 1933. c. YOUNG VENTILAT ING SKYLIGHT 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed March 26, 1930 I INVENTOR Cfirzsiz'arz Val/1y: Jim W ATTORNEY Aug. 15, 1933. c. YOUNG VENTILATING. SKYLIGHT 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed March 26, 1930 INVENTOR Christian Vovny. j 62 I ATTORNEY Aug. 15, 1933. Q YOUNG 1,922,410

VENTILATING SKYLIGHT Filed March 26, 1930 5 Sh Ms-Sl'wet 5 3* INVENTOR 677215 tzan You;

ATTORNEY Patented Au 15, 1933 1,922,410 VENTILATING'SKYLIGIIT Christian Ibtlng', Detroit, ich! r H Application ltI arch 2 6; 1930. SerialNo'; 438,9361

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This invention relates'to'skylights and to af roof construction designed to permit ventilation. More particularly, the construction is concerned" with a skylight embodying certain features of construction which permits the skylight, to be opened for ventilating purposes; In the present case a skylight is shownand described although 7 'tion is obtained. Skylights having 'openable parts have heretofore;been]employed.: One ex ample is in a gable skylight where Opposed parts are hinged on the ridge line. When these are opened air may pass right through'the open-, ing,. in one side and out the other; theresult is. that the desired ventilationis not accomplished because there; is sufficient movement of air into or out of the underlying building as the outside atmosphere merely passes throughj the two aligned openings. The present invention con templates a structure applicable toa ridge of a: gable roof, but in which the parts do not hinge upon the ridge line. More specifically; theangle of the ridge is maintained, and two adjacent parts on opposite sides of the ridge may be moved; preferably, on a hinge linelocated remote fromthe ridge. In a general waythe structure comprises a. pair of sashes rigidlyconnected to each other in an angularv manner at the ridge line 01 the gable. v The structure is hinged atth'e endof one sash so that the whole can be raised and lowered. The opposite sash has a windshield member designed to protect the opening as the structure is raised; This effectively keeps out the elements. When additional ventilation is required thetwo window frames orsashes may be further raised to lift the windshield from its protecting.- position. Thus the movable ventilating. parts remain attached on one side of theiroofso that- Iair cannot pass directlyv through the openings but more or less compels air. topa'ss from the outside into. the building,"ior vice versa; The movable parts have. a seat upon which they areclosed, and regard to this seat the 'mov'able parts have considerable overhanging, which further;

construction;

applicable 1 structed in accordance with the invention.

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aids in keeping out the elements. The'invention will be'better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings where: H Fig. 1' isaplan view of a rooiequipped with three ventilating Fig. 2 isa sectional viewillustrating the ventilatingstructurejclosedr Fig. 3. is a. .similar sectional view illustratingv the same partly .bpen with the windshield Iunc-. tioning to protect the opening. I

Fig.1.4 is a similar" sectional :view illustrating. substantially maximum opening.

" Fig. 5 is asideelevationf of askylight roof con- ;Fig.1 61,is' an enlarged sectional View taken. through the ridge substantially, on line 66 oi Fig. "I is'a detail in section illustratingthe structural features. in and around the lower edge of the" ,movablei' sash showing "the windshield mounted thereon.

Fig.'-8-,--is an enlarged section on line 8- -8 of Fig. 1 illustrating the overhang of .themovable sash '1 I y 9 is a sectional vlewtakensubstantially on line9'9o1 l','ig.10. V c v Y 10 is a; composite sectional and side elevational viewof the ventilator operating mechar Fig. 11 is a somewhat diagrammatic viewshowing the principle of the preferred operating mechanism.

- Fig. 12 is aplan view of the structure shown in '90 Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the operating parts". 5 H i Fig. 14 is an enlargedrsectional view taken sub-- stantially'online 14- -14 of Fig. 12. I J ::Fig., 15 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the sash adjacent the pivotconstruction.

Fig. 16 is a sectional view taken at right angles. tothatoiFlg.15. L

--Fig. 1'7is a sectional view substantially on line 17--17 of Fig. '18 looking in the direction of the arrows and. also parts other than on'thewindshields] Fig.18 isaview of the windshield. Fig; 19 is a sectional view taken on line 19 -19 A gable roofis'shown inFig. 5, and it is gener ally indicated at 1 and provided with three mov- 'f able ventilating units2. The structure shown is that era skylightand hereafter this word is used insteadotffrobf althoughitv is tobeappreciated 1 10 the .1 0: being a skylight 7 so I'll-Fig. 15)

posed end 38 which forms a stop. -1s carriedby the depending legs of the angle that roofs other than glazed structures may be included. The roof, as shown, comprises glass panels 3 with astragals or bars 4. By reference now to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the movable parts generally referenced 2 comprise glass panel 5, another glass panel 6 on opposite sides of the ridge 7. These panels are rigid with respect to each other and held in a suitable sash and the whole is pivoted as at'SL The panels are carried by a sash advantageously consisting of an angle strip 10 (Fig. 8) with one leg of the angle depending downwardly, the purpose of which will later appear, and also a suitably shaped sheet metal member 11. At the ridge (Fig. 6) the sashes for the panels 5 and 6 are equipped each with angle members 12 rigidly fixed with respect to each other; in this regard a V shaped insert member 13 may be placed between the angle members 12 and welded thereto. A sheet metal exterior ridge member 14 of proper shape may he slipped over the two upstanding legs of the angle members 12.

There are, preferably, angle members 15 which abut against the lower ends of the panels 3. These parts 15 may be termed glass stops. It is to be understood that suitable packing for the glass is used where needed in the usual'manner familiar to those versed in the skylight art The sash, which is movable, is pivotally moun ed at 8,011 pivot studs 16 carried by angle bars These angle irons 17 are supported by the skylight bars, the structure of which is illustratedin Fig. 15, and are positioned substantially at the dividing line between the uppermost series of glass panels 3'and the next lower series of panels. The side angles of the sash 10 are apertured to receive the studs. The bars, which divide the skylight roof, comprise inverted T shaped members 20 over which sheet metalcaps 21 are placed.

The bars underlying the ventilating sash carry means upon which the glass sash 5 is adapted to seat. This means may take the form of'a sheet metal strip 22 formed around the bar 20, as at 23,

extending underneath the cap 21, as at 24, vertically rising therefrom and terminating at its'upper edge in a roll or bead 25 (Fig. 8). The glass seats on the roll 25 and there is sufficient resilience in the sheet metal so that it adjusts itself to the glass and forms an effective seal. At the hinged end of the sash there is a similar sheet metal member 26 having a roll or bead 27. At the openable end of the sash is a similar sheet metal member 28 terminating in a roll or bead 29.

Accordingly, it will be seen that two window frames are provided which are angularly disposed with respect to each other with the ridge of the gable roof at the angle; these two frames which are rigid with respect to each other (Fig. 8) are pivotally mounted at one end (Fig. 2) but free at theopposite'end; the sash may be raised to the position shown in Fig. 3 it'maybe further raised to the position shown in Fig. 4. a

At the free or openable end of the sash a win'dshield'30 is provided. This windshield comprises glass panels held in a sash at their upper and lower ends, as illustrated at 31 and 32' (Fig. 7) and at their sides 33 (Fig. 17). These are channels and the windshield is preferably made up in two glass panels placed in position -1n the channels in three sides and then connected by munnion strips 35 (Fig 19).

The side channels have an extending wing 36 WhlCh carries bar 37 having an angularly dis- .tively kept out.

'A rod 40 members 10 and the. windshield is pivotally mounted on this bar 40, as illustrated at 41.

The lower edge of the windshield slides upon the bar caps and, in fact, seats substantially thereon when the ventilator is closed; for instance in Fig. 2. When the ventilator is raised, the windshield, which is freely pivoted, swings as illustrated in Fig. 3 sliding along the bar caps. When, however, thestops '38 strike the sash further swinging of the windshield is prevented, and upon further opening of the ventilator the windshield is raised, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

With the parts adjusted as shown in Fig. 3, ventilation is provided with the elements effec- Rain or snow driving against the windshield is prevented from entering the vent opening. Due to the fact that there is considerable. overhang of the movable sash, as shown in Fig. 8, rain or snow, except in the event of a severe driving storm, cannot enter the vent opening from the side. Nor can the air easily pass into and out of the open sash without ventilating the building, such as was the case in the structure heretofore used. For example, astreamof air coming in from the left (Figs; 3 or 4) either straight-or at an angle,

eating channel strip arranged to be reciprocated as by means of a gear 51, and having teeth meshing in punched out openings 52 in the channel, and this gear is mounted on a shaft or pipe 53 carrying a pulley or wheel 54 which may be hand operated but which, as is the usual case, is elevated so that it cannot be reached byhand and accordingly may be operated by a chain runningthereover. This reciprocating channel is provided with a number of inclined planes, there being preferably one inclined plane for each ventilator. These inclines or inclined planes may be provided by bar stock which may advantageously be half round in cross section (Fig. 10), the inclines being shown in 54 (Fig. 11). The reciprocating channel may be suspended from the roof by hangers 55 provided each with a roller 56 carried upon pin 5'7 upon which the channel rests. The shaft or pipe 53 may be suspended from hangers 58.

Secured to each ventilator sash is an operating arm 60 having attached thereto a spaced arm 62;

these are connected at their ends by a bolt 63, and have a roller 6% mounted on a suitable rivet or bolt 65.

The member 54 is positioned between the roller 64 and the bolt 63. Accordingly, when the chain dotted line positions show substantially maximum movement with maximum ventilator lift. It will be appreciated, of course, that the ventilator can be operated by other means. The

particular means shown is advantageous for long buildings wherein there is quite a large numberof ventilators to be controlled. Smaller installae "pivotally connected to'the free end of the one tions, as for example where there are only two or three ventilators, they may be raised and lowered individually by hand.

Where the lifting bracket attaches to the ventilating sash it passes beyond the bead which seals against the glass; it is necessary, therefore, to provide clearance for this purpose; this is shown in Figs. 7 .andl9. Here it will be-noted that the metal, which forms the sealing strip, is slotted, as at 70, for the reception of the bracket 60 and the sealing head on the out-out portion is depressed and seals against the lower edge of the bracket, as illustrated in Fig. 7.

I claim: 1. The combination with a gableroot, a pair of angularly disposed sash members for closing aventilating opening in the roof, said sash members being angularly disposed and rigid with re spect to each other with the ridge line of the roof being located substantially at the .angle, means pivotally mounting one sash at itslower end, the lower end of the other sash being free,'

and means for raisingthe sashes on said pivot. :2. The combination with a gable roof, a pair of angularly disposed sash members for closing a ventilatingopeningin the roof, said sash members-being angularly disposed and rigid with respect to each other with the ridge line. of the roof being located substantially at theangle;

means pivotally mounting one sash at its lower end, the lower end of the other sash being free,

a and means for raising the sashes on said pivot,

and an additional shield device pivotally attached 'to the sash opposite to the pivot mounting.

' v3. A-ventilati'ng skylight of gable construction comprising, a gable roof formation having a vent opening, a pairof window sashes rigidly connectedto each other at the ridge line of the gable roof, means pivotally mounting one sash at its lower end to the roof, and means for raising both sashes on said pivot.

4. A ventilating skylight of gable construction comprising, a gable roof formation having a-vent opening, a pair of window sashes rigidly connected'to each other at the ridge line of the gable roof, means pivotally mounting one sash at its lower end to the roof, the other sash'being free, and means for raising both sashes on said pivot, and a shield device carried by one sash opposite the pivot mounting.

5. A skylight construction comprising a. roof formation of gable type having'a' vent opening 7 near the top, .a window sash covering the openconnection being rigid, means for raising the two 0 ing on one side of'the gable, means pivotally mounting it below the opening, another window sash covering the opening on the opposite side, ofthe ridge line, means rigidly connecting these two sash membersat the ridge line with said sashes on said pivot mounting, and a shield member pivotally carried by the lower end of one sash.

6. In a ventilating skylight, a gable roof con struction having a vent opening in'the top, a pair of sashes angularly disposed and rigidly connected along the ridge line, means pivotally connecting the lower end of one sash to the roof, the

lower end of the other sash being free, a shield I serving to protect the opening from the elements,

sash, means forraising the sashes on the pivot, saidshield pivoting on its mounting in this action and maintaining contact with the roof.

7. .In a ventilating skylight, a gable roof construction having a vent opening in the top, a pair of sashes angularlyfdisposed and rigidly connected along the ridge line, means pivotally connecting the lower end of one sash to the roof, the lower end of the other sash being free, a 'shieldpivotally connected to the free end of the one sash, means for raisingthe sashes on the pivot, said shield pivoting on its mounting in thisaction and maintaining contact with the roof, and stop means for limiting the pivot action of the shield'whereby upon further raising of the sashes on'their pivot they bodily raise the shield from the roof; 7

8. In a ventilating skylight, a gable roof construction having a vent opening in the top, apair -of sashes angularly disposed and rigidly connect-' ed along the ridge line, means pivotally connecting the lower end of one sash to the roof, the'lowy er'end of the other sash being free, a shield pivotally connectedto the free end of the one sash, means for raising the sashes on the pivot, said shield pivoting on. its mounting in this action whereby upon further raising of the sashes on their pivot they bodily raise the shield from the roof, said sash members having an overhang as regards the opening and said overhang and shield 9. A ventilating skylight comprising a gable roof having transversely extending bars raised from the plane of the roof, a pair of sashes rigidly connected and angularly disposed at the ridge line of the roof, means pivotally mounting.

one sash at its lower edge to the roof,.a pivotally I mounted shield at the lower edge of the other sash, said shield lying on at least two of the bars, means for raising two sashes on thesaid pivot, said shield pivoting on its mounting in this action and sliding on the bars. j 1 0'. A ventilating skylight comprising a skylight of gable construction having vent openings in its top, transverse bars in the roof construction, a pair of sashes rigidly connected and. angularly disposed at the ridge line of the roof,

mean's movably 'mounting the same, means for raising and lowering the sash members, said sash. members having an overhang as regards the bars to aid in keeping out the elements.

11. A ventilating skylight comprising a skylight of gable construction having vent openings in its top, transverse bars-in the roof construction, a pair of sashes rigidly connected and angularly disposed atthe'ridge line of the roof, means movably mounting the same, means for raising and lowering the sash members, said sash membershaving an overhang as regards the bars to aid in k'eeping out the elements, and means depending from the edges of the sash members'for cooperating with the bars to keep the elements 140 outof the ventopenings.

CHRISTIAN YOUNG. 

